iro iro
january 25, 2007
in case you haven't figured it out by now, i've been hiding under the covers and behind mounds of yarn. and just trying to stay healthy (without much success mind you). but i'm finally feeling somewhat better today. shortly after i returned back from SF, i got a case of the flu courtesy of TGILW (who was afflicted with it for many days). he was literally down and out when we were in SF. poor guy, by the time he was semi-ok, it was time to come back to LA. what a vacation i say.
and of course i was super healthy when i went to SF but even the flu shot couldn't save me from whatever evil was lurking in TGILW's mucous. ick. so i've fallen and can't get up too. but like a phoenix rising from the ashes, i'm back again. yeah whatever.
anyway...
my neighborhoodie finally arrived! it's black but it looks blue in the photo above. it's cute and comfy. and i really love it. i didn't know there was a store in hollywood and instead ordered it from their website. but then again, i'm much more of an online shopping kind of gal these days.
unfortunately i don't have one of those cool last names where i can put on it and have people think it's a name brand. in fact, i'm not sure if there's any chinese surname that i would want to slap on a neighborhoodie without someone saying something or looking away with a smirk on their face. i mean, there's nothing wrong with putting "wong, chang, chan, lee" on there but it's not going to sound like some underground mafia name that's for sure. i could be wrong.
so i'm not original and just slapped "aiyah" on there. it's close enough to an identity for me.
just came back from the orthopedic surgeon today and those are xrays of my middle finger on my right hand. about 4-5 weeks ago, i noticed a really weird popping on my middle finger. as in, i bend it and can't straighten it out afterwards or it would "pop" to get it back to normal position. it's almost like it's dislocated.
i chalked it up to overzealously playing frisbee or knitting wayyyyy too much. or being on the computer much too long. or hitting too hard during martial arts. most likely a combo of all four.
it didn't bother me so much until it started to really hurt and when my finger began to not comply with my usual movements, i figured it's time to see my ortho. the pain would get worse throughout the day and by nightime, i need assistance to pop my finger back to it's extended position.
nice huh?
and when i wake up, i can barely even bend it without pain. plus, it's always swollen and warm. and the cold weather makes it a bitch to deal with.
after reviewing my xrays, the ortho said i have a pretty common condition called trigger finger. ok, so he blew my assassin cover right there and then. he says it's a condition that comes with repetitiveness, too much water retention or other secondary health issues. the only thing i can think of is that i finally finished my lupron depot treatment and my body is probably morphing into all these weird things due to the hormones flooding back into the system again.
the pain and popping stems from the tendon in the palm really that controls the movement in your fingers. interesting. so he suggested that he shoot me with cortisone right into the palm of my hand where the location of the problem would be.
now, i REMEMBER when the doc gave me a cortisone shot for my torn tendon in the shoulder back in 2005 and it was probably the most painful thing ever. and now i'm getting it in the palm of my hand? wtf?! but i knew i needed it. after swabbing it well w/ iodine, he proceeded to inject the needle right into the inflammed area.
oy. i can feel my arms weakening and the numbness of the medication flowing into my fingers. it takes so long for him to inject all the drugs and all the while, the needle is sitting right on the most sensitive part of the nerve. weaker men would have fainted i think. i think i have a pretty high pain threshhold and even this makes me want to whimper. but of course it was not nearly as painful as plunging the needle into my shoulder way back when. now, i did tear up with that sucker.
i'm going to have to see how it fares over the the next couple of weeks. if antiinflammatories and the shot doesn't help, i'll need a small out patient surgery to fix it. argh.
2007 should not start out like this i say. let's hope it's a better year than last.
last weekend i stopped into my favorite banh mi place in little saigon to pick up some banh mi dac biet sandwiches. god, how i love you my little vietnamese sandwiches. i'm a sandwich lover. i admit it. but it's these little vietnamese sandwiches that makes me weak in the knees. all those mystery meats and crunchy vinegary veggies and the heat of the jalapenos make me want to scream in orgasmic gluttony. i'm weird, i don't like pho at all but i love all the other vietnamese cuisine, in particular this little sandwich.
tan hoang huong bakery
15972 euclid st.
fountain valley, ca 92708
714.775.7422
[corner of euclid + edinger]
after visiting little saigon, i realized how long it's been since i've been there. i used to go all the time when my brother + sister in law N lived around there and when jasmine was a wee baby. it was definitely convenient to all the good and cheap food in the area but not nearly as nice as where they live now. still, i miss picking up vietnamese food before going to babysit lil jasmine.
:: ::
and finally i keep on forgetting to announce the winner of FSM 3....it's JOY with her haiku of:
Taking the week off
doing nothing but sewing
needle therapy
i actually loved all of them and it gets so hard to choose. but i can relate to joy's needle therapy even though i haven't sewn since jr high. anyway, email me your address joy (although I think I have it) and i'll ship it out soon to you.
i should also say that i'm not sure if i'm going to keep up w/ the FSM because no one has sent me their pics of the two scarves i've sent away! :(( booooo. perhaps i should select winners who i know are hams in front of the camera huh? hm, i still have some more scarves to give out so i should think about this or just pass them onto friends. :T if i have any friends who want em that is.
:: ::
and some random thoughts on some lame shows [that i'm drawn to watching when i'm folding clothes :x]
the hills: ok, i admit, i liked laguna beach during season 1 because out of everyone, i like lauren the most and when she got her own show last year, it was interesting to watch her living in LA. but what they project is perhaps a side of LA that the majority of us don't live. i mean, unless you're rich and white that is. so i'm watching some of the season 2 episodes of the hills and i simply cannot stand heidi. i hated her from season 1 because she's so lame. and now that guys she's with, spencer, is so irritating and UGLY! why would girls even want to be with a player like him, unless it's for the bmw 6 series he drives (that probably his dad gave him). and why does brody jenner want to get into every cast member of laguna beach's pants?
maui fever: oh gawd, where i begin? i only caught 1 episode and i'm thinking (like most of you who watch the show are) "where are the asians?"! is there anyone on the show that is NOT blonde? i know hawaii has a lot of haoles but did they round them all up and put them on this show? makes me NOT want to visit maui anytime soon that's for sure + throw my laundry basket at the tv.
currently listening to: vienna teng, cannonball
